SEYDLITZ CLASS Battlecruiser (Panzerkreuzer) Commissioned 1913
24,988 tons – 200.6 m (658 foot) length – 28.5 m (93 foot) beam – 9.3m (30 foot) draft – 27 knots – complement: 43 officers and 1,025 men – 10x28 cm (11-in) guns – 12x15 cm (5,9-in) guns – 12x8.8 (3.5-in) guns – 4x50cm (19.7-in) torpedo tubes – belt armour up to 300mm (11.8 in). SMS Seydlitz was widely regarded as a “lucky” ship – and went down in history as “the ship too tough to die”. She was a product of the political struggle within the Imperial Navy – from Kaiser Wilhelm II down to the serving line officers. Großadmiral von Tirpitz wanted battlecruisers to fight other cruisers. The Kaiser, and many of the line officers, knew the Hochseeflotte would be outnumbered by the Royal Navy – and they wanted the battlecruisers to be strong enough to take their place in the line of battle when required. And – there was the pinch-penny Reichstag to be considered. Consequently, Seydlitz was a compromise in design – but a step in the right direction. Very much similar to the previous Moltke Class, the new battlecruiser had a redesigned and improved machinery plant, a greater displacement than the Moltke Class, and a much improved and increased armour scheme. She is often considered a “Third Generation” German battlecruiser. Much favoured by Vizeadmiral Hipper, she served as flagship Scouting Forces from June 1914 to October 1917, and fought in every major engagement in the North Sea as well as several in the Baltic Sea. At the Battle of Jutland, Seydlitz shared credit with SMS Derfflinger in the sinking of the British battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary. In the same battle, she suffered hits from some 21 large caliber shells, and in an epic struggle against the odds, narrowly made it back to port – becoming “the ship too tough to die”. Seydlitz survived the war – only to be scuttled by her crew in 1919 at Scapa Flow. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour!